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And it seems his fiancé Casey agreed, as she added: "I’d like to take credit for that!"

Opening up about their romance, Anthony revealed they met "in swimming class when we were seven," but didn't start dating until they were 15.

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The boxer appeared in OK! with his girlfriend Casey

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"I was meant to go to Disneyland Paris on a school trip but found out that Casey was doing sports instead," he explained. "So I stayed home to do what she was doing and we finally got together."

The middleweight boxer and his English teacher beau got engaged in New York last year.

Reliving the romantic moment, Anthony said: "I’d been in Las Vegas for a boxing match last year. I was missing Casey and realised I wanted to be with her for the rest of my life. My mum Teresa had suffered a brain haemorrhage when I was competing during the 2012 Olympic Games and nearly died.

"She’s doing well now but I don’t know how I would have got through it without Casey."

He said: "I think when you're up against Jay McGuinness, who's done ballet, and Helen George who's done ballet, and Peter Andre who's been a pop star - it's very, very hard to compete with those guys."